Asteroids named after people called Sun
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(15546) Sunyufeng
Sun Yufeng (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software project. He attended the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.Discovered 5 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25570) Kesun
Sun Ke (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attends the No.1 Middle School Attached To Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.Discovered 12 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33979) Sunhaochun
Sun Haochun Michael (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math team project. He attends the Shanghai American School Puxi, Shanghai, China.Discovered 7 July 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(148081) Sunjiadong
Sun Jiadong (b. 1929), aerospace-technologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a pioneer in artificial-satellite and deep-space-exploration technology in China. He was awarded the State Supreme Science and Technology Prize in 2009.Discovered 11 January 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(185640) Sunyisui
Sun Yisui (b. 1936) is an astronomer who has made contributions to both celestial mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997, he has achieved important results in the qualitative theory of celestial mechanics and Hamiltonian dynamics.Discovered 1 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(527205) Zhongdatianwen
Founded in 1924, Sun Yat-sen University (“Zhongda”) is a renowned Chinese university internationally. It established the first astronomy (“Tianwen”) program at a modern Chinese university in 1927. Zhongdatianwen is named after the astronomy program of Zhongda on its 100th anniversary.Discovered 7 October 2007 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(546756) Sunguoyou
Sun Guoyou (b. 1984) is a Chinese amateur astronomer. He is a member of the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey team and has discovered many new objects, including comets, novae, supernovae, asteroids, dwarf novae, variable stars, double stars and planetary nebulae. In 2015 he discovered C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming).Discovered 9 December 2010 by Xu, Z., Gao, X., Xingming
(546846) Sunpeiyuan
Sun Peiyuan (b. 1994) is a Chinese amateur astronomer and a member of Xingming Observatory. He has discovered several novae, supernovae, asteroids and SOHO comets, and is engaged in the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 9 January 2011 by Xu, Z., Gao, X., Xingming
(616689) Yihangyiyang
Sun Yihang (b. 2014) and Sun Yiyang (b. 2017) are the sons of Chinese amateur astronomer Sun Guoyou, who is one of the discoverers of the asteroid.Discovered 1 November 2016 by Sun, G., Gao, X., Xingming